A Maryland State Trooper was injured while responding to a car crash in Upper Marlboro on Saturday morning. At approximately 6:20 a.m. Trooper Jasmine Ingram arrived to investigate the scene of a single vehicle accident on the inner loop of I-495 and Maryland Route 4 in Prince George’s County. Prior to exiting her vehicle, her […]
Category Archives: Car Accident
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Jul
Jul
Three vehicle accidents on Interstate 95 in Harford County this past Saturday resulted in multiple delays and numerous injuries. The affected part of I-95 was between the exits for MD 152 and MD 543. The first accident was reported by the Joppa-Magnolia Volunteer Fire Company at 3:12 pm and involved a tractor-trailer that jackknifed on […]
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Jul
Jul
Since the 1990s when cellphone use became widespread, we have known that using a cellphone while driving a car is unsafe because it pulls our attention away from our surroundings. Almost all U.S. states have laws against cellphone use while driving; these bans vary from state to state. The first ban on talking on a […]
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Feb
Feb
Interstate 83 is most known to locals for its towering Pepsi sign, which marks an area of the highway where crashes commonly occur. The sign itself does not play any part in the accidents, but the winding layout of the elevated expressway does. This stretch of road, called the Jones Falls Expressway, has been a […]
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Jan
Jan
What to do if you’re in a car accident while pregnant If you’re in a car accident, whether it’s “just” a fender-bender or a larger multi-car wreck, injuries can happen. Sometimes you may not immediately feel the effects of the accident, but internal injuries may have occurred. This can be magnified greatly if you are […]
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Jan
Jan
Two of the three victims in a colossal accident that happened early in the morning on December 17th have been identified by Maryland state officials, according to NBC 4 Washington. Three people were killed and about two dozen people were injured in the 68-car pileup on northbound I-95 between Caton Avenue and Washington Boulevard. Thirty-eight-year-old […]
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Sep
Sep
Jake’s Law is a law that went into effect in Maryland in 2014 to deter distracted driving. In 2011 five-year-old Jake Owen was killed in a car accident caused by a distracted driver. Because the laws at the time were not up-to-date with the ever-changing technology, the driver responsible for Jake’s death only had to pay […]
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Oct
Oct
A 67-year-old Oxon Hill man and his 81-year-old passenger were injured when their van collided with a Maryland State Police car. According to a WJLA news report, the car accident occurred on the Capital Beltway near Suitland Road in Prince George’s County. Officials say the trooper’s car was stopped as he conducted a traffic stop when the […]
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May
May
The 34-year-old driver of a Nissan and the 59-year-old driver of a Toyota Prius were injured in a Maryland car accident, which officials say, may have resulted from driver error. According to a WBAL TV news report, the crash occurred on westbound MD Rt. 175 at Clark Road in Jessup. Officials say the driver of the Prius […]
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Jan
Jan
A 38-year-old woman from Delaware was killed in a Maryland car crash when a car ran a stop sign and struck her vehicle. According to a news report in Delawareonline.com, the fatal crash occurred at Finchville Reliance Road and Galestown Reliance Road near Reliance. Officials say the victim was turning left in her 2004 Pontiac […]